News in brief from across Gujarat

Ahmedabad, 20 September 2013

-Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Shri Narendra Modi today evening reached Delhi and drove to BJP president Shri Rajnath Singh’s residence to meet him.

-Suspended IPS DG Vanzara accused of several encounters was today questioned by CBI team in Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati jail.

-Rajkot’s Mayor Mrs. Boliya has filed police complaint on theft of Rs. 25,000 at her residence.

-Services of Ahmedabad-Udaipur Express train were put on halt on 30th June due to land sliding. The train according to a statement issued by Western Railway will resume its service from 23 September again.

-Former Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel’s son-in-law Dr. Mayur Desai is out on bail after the car accident that caused serious injuries to two. Part of male victim Rohit Siddhpara(23)’s left lag had to be amputated below the knee as it was completely crushed in the accident, while the woman Hiral Thummar(23) reeled from head injuries in comatose state. Both are admitted to Shalby hospital and are presently in coma at intensive care unit due to immense loss of blood. According to the police complaint, a white Land Cruiser SUV driven by Dr. Mayur Desai at 100 kmph hit the Discover motorcycle the duo was riding near Neptune crossroads behind Rajpath club on Wednesday morning.The SUV of Dr. Desai dragged the bike for almost 100-feet before screeching to a halt.

-The Gujarat High Court today issued notice to minister Babubhai Bokhiria and 20 others in response to PIL on lime stone mining in Porbandar district

-The Gujarat High Court today took suo motu cognizance of a crew members stuck aboard a cargo vessel Meem anchored near Alang ship-breaking yard in Bhavnagar over alleged non-payment of their wages. The Panama-flagged cargo vessel, Meem, had approached the Alang ship-breaking yard over a month ago. However, a third party filed an admiralty suite against the vessel owners over the recovery of dues and, subsequently, the Bombay High Court ordered against its beaching in Alang. Since then, the 500-metric-tonne vessel has been anchored near Alang. Crew, nationals of Pakistan and Bangladesh, reportedly ransacked the ship, protesting the non-payment of their wages. The High Court directed the Bhavnagar collector to supply food and water to crew members.

-The Gujarat Congress has threatened bandh call in villages over pending payment of crop insurance. The party in a press conference in Ahmedabad alleged that faulty data supplied by the state government is responsible for non-payment of crop insurance to farmers.

-New appointed Deputy Chief Whip Atmaram Makanbhai Parmar and Deputy Whip Rameshbhai Chhotubhai Patel – both BJP MLAs today took charge of their post in Gandhinagar.